Thread: looks like apple fixed /etc/rc
I just updated to 10.3.9 and of course the /etc/rc was dinged. I opened the /etc/rc and found a change.. # System tuning sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=$(echo $(sysctl -n hw.physmem) '33554432 / 512 * 1024 +p'|dc) if [ -f /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf ]; then awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf | while read do sysctl -w ${REPLY} done fi if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read do sysctl -w ${REPLY} done fi sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 It appears that apple is checking for etc/sysctl.conf before setting the sysctl values. so I created a etc/sysctl.conf with this inside: kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 kern.sysv.shmmin=1 kern.sysv.shmmni=32 kern.sysv.shmseg=8 kern.sysv.shmall=65536 I did not alter /etc/rc. postgresql starts up just fine. I hope this implys that the issue is resolved.. Ted __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
That's interesting. On my powerbook, I had to comment out the sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax line in /etc/rc. It appears that you can shrink shmmax but not expand it. This meant that it would properly set it based on /etc/syscttl.conf, but that (large) setting would then be over-written by the subsiquent sysctl -w. On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:39:55AM -0700, Theodore Petrosky wrote: > I just updated to 10.3.9 and of course the /etc/rc was > dinged. I opened the /etc/rc and found a change.. > > # System tuning > sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=$(echo $(sysctl -n > hw.physmem) '33554432 / 512 * 1024 +p'|dc) > if [ -f /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf ]; then > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf | while > read > do > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > done > fi > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read > do > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > done > fi > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 > > It appears that apple is checking for etc/sysctl.conf > before setting the sysctl values. so I created a > etc/sysctl.conf with this inside: > > kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 > kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > kern.sysv.shmall=65536 > > I did not alter /etc/rc. postgresql starts up just > fine. I hope this implys that the issue is resolved.. > > Ted > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org > -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant decibel@decibel.org Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828 Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?"
Are they still running on the default PostgreSQL port number for their remote administration tool? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim C. Nasby wrote: > That's interesting. On my powerbook, I had to comment out the sysctl -w > kern.sysv.shmmax line in /etc/rc. It appears that you can shrink shmmax > but not expand it. This meant that it would properly set it based on > /etc/syscttl.conf, but that (large) setting would then be over-written > by the subsiquent sysctl -w. > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:39:55AM -0700, Theodore Petrosky wrote: > > I just updated to 10.3.9 and of course the /etc/rc was > > dinged. I opened the /etc/rc and found a change.. > > > > # System tuning > > sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=$(echo $(sysctl -n > > hw.physmem) '33554432 / 512 * 1024 +p'|dc) > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf ]; then > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf | while > > read > > do > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > done > > fi > > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read > > do > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > done > > fi > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 > > > > It appears that apple is checking for etc/sysctl.conf > > before setting the sysctl values. so I created a > > etc/sysctl.conf with this inside: > > > > kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 > > kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > kern.sysv.shmall=65536 > > > > I did not alter /etc/rc. postgresql starts up just > > fine. I hope this implys that the issue is resolved.. > > > > Ted > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org > > > > -- > Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant decibel@decibel.org > Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828 > > Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" > Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" > FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?" > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
Is that tool on OSX Server? I don't have a copy, though I could probably find out from a friend. On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 11:57:54PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Are they still running on the default PostgreSQL port number for their > remote administration tool? -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant decibel@decibel.org Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828 Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?"
Jim, I didn't understand your comment "It appears that you can shrink shmmax but not expand it." I did not comment out the kern.sysv.shmmax line and it appears that my larger setting is sticking. Or is it? What is that command to return the currrnt values from the terminal? Ted --- "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org> wrote: > That's interesting. On my powerbook, I had to > comment out the sysctl -w > kern.sysv.shmmax line in /etc/rc. It appears that > you can shrink shmmax > but not expand it. This meant that it would properly > set it based on > /etc/syscttl.conf, but that (large) setting would > then be over-written > by the subsiquent sysctl -w. > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:39:55AM -0700, Theodore > Petrosky wrote: > > I just updated to 10.3.9 and of course the /etc/rc > was > > dinged. I opened the /etc/rc and found a change.. > > > > # System tuning > > sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=$(echo $(sysctl -n > > hw.physmem) '33554432 / 512 * 1024 +p'|dc) > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf ]; then > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, > "=")) > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf | > while > > read > > do > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > done > > fi > > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, > "=")) > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read > > do > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > done > > fi > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 > > > > It appears that apple is checking for > etc/sysctl.conf > > before setting the sysctl values. so I created a > > etc/sysctl.conf with this inside: > > > > kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 > > kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > kern.sysv.shmall=65536 > > > > I did not alter /etc/rc. postgresql starts up just > > fine. I hope this implys that the issue is > resolved.. > > > > Ted > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to > majordomo@postgresql.org > > > > -- > Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant > decibel@decibel.org > Give your computer some brain candy! > www.distributed.net Team #1828 > > Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" > Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" > FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?" > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
decibel@phonebook.1[12:31]~:1%sysctl kern.sysv.shmmax kern.sysv.shmmax: 1024000000 It wouldn't surprise me at all if there was some other black magic at work here. What I do know is that I had to comment out the sysctl line in my /etc/rc to get that value to stick. I didn't make notes during my testing (booting to single user), but if memory serves I was able to do this: sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=1024000000 #works sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=24000000 #also works sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=1024000000 #doesn't work What I do know for a fact is that after putting a sleep in /etc/rc after the sysctl's I was able to verify that my setting from /etc/sysctl.conf was being applied, but that it was then being over-ridden by the setting in /etc/rc. Unfortunately, since I only have one mac and it's my primary computer and testing this requires a number of reboots I'm not keen on spending more time experimenting with it, but if someone has ideas on a more elegant fix I'm all ears. I provided apple feedback about this, btw. Hopefully they'll fix it at some point. On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 07:00:57AM -0700, Theodore Petrosky wrote: > Jim, > > I didn't understand your comment > > "It appears that you can shrink shmmax but not expand > it." > > I did not comment out the kern.sysv.shmmax line and > it appears that my larger setting is sticking. Or is > it? What is that command to return the currrnt values > from the terminal? > > Ted > > --- "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org> wrote: > > That's interesting. On my powerbook, I had to > > comment out the sysctl -w > > kern.sysv.shmmax line in /etc/rc. It appears that > > you can shrink shmmax > > but not expand it. This meant that it would properly > > set it based on > > /etc/syscttl.conf, but that (large) setting would > > then be over-written > > by the subsiquent sysctl -w. > > > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:39:55AM -0700, Theodore > > Petrosky wrote: > > > I just updated to 10.3.9 and of course the /etc/rc > > was > > > dinged. I opened the /etc/rc and found a change.. > > > > > > # System tuning > > > sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=$(echo $(sysctl -n > > > hw.physmem) '33554432 / 512 * 1024 +p'|dc) > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf ]; then > > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, > > "=")) > > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf | > > while > > > read > > > do > > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > > done > > > fi > > > > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then > > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, > > "=")) > > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read > > > do > > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > > done > > > fi > > > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 > > > > > > It appears that apple is checking for > > etc/sysctl.conf > > > before setting the sysctl values. so I created a > > > etc/sysctl.conf with this inside: > > > > > > kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 > > > kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > > kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > > kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > > kern.sysv.shmall=65536 > > > > > > I did not alter /etc/rc. postgresql starts up just > > > fine. I hope this implys that the issue is > > resolved.. > > > > > > Ted > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to > > majordomo@postgresql.org > > > > > > > -- > > Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant > > decibel@decibel.org > > Give your computer some brain candy! > > www.distributed.net Team #1828 > > > > Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" > > Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" > > FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?" > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant decibel@decibel.org Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828 Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?"
Jim, this is copied from /etc/rc... \ if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read do sysctl -w ${REPLY} done fi sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 this is copied and pasted from my /etc/sysctl.conf: kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 kern.sysv.shmmin=1 kern.sysv.shmmni=32 kern.sysv.shmseg=8 kern.sysv.shmall=65536 here is my responce from the terminal postgres$ sysctl kern.sysv.shmmax kern.sysv.shmmax: 33554432 postgres$ sysctl kern.sysv.shmall kern.sysv.shmall: 65536 It looks like my settings in /etc/sysctl.conf are sticking just fine Ted --- "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org> wrote: > decibel@phonebook.1[12:31]~:1%sysctl > kern.sysv.shmmax > kern.sysv.shmmax: 1024000000 > > It wouldn't surprise me at all if there was some > other black magic at > work here. What I do know is that I had to comment > out the sysctl line > in my /etc/rc to get that value to stick. I didn't > make notes during my > testing (booting to single user), but if memory > serves I was able to do > this: > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=1024000000 #works > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=24000000 #also works > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=1024000000 #doesn't work > > What I do know for a fact is that after putting a > sleep in /etc/rc after > the sysctl's I was able to verify that my setting > from /etc/sysctl.conf > was being applied, but that it was then being > over-ridden by the setting > in /etc/rc. Unfortunately, since I only have one mac > and it's my primary > computer and testing this requires a number of > reboots I'm not keen on > spending more time experimenting with it, but if > someone has ideas on a > more elegant fix I'm all ears. > > I provided apple feedback about this, btw. Hopefully > they'll fix it at > some point. > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 07:00:57AM -0700, Theodore > Petrosky wrote: > > Jim, > > > > I didn't understand your comment > > > > "It appears that you can shrink shmmax but not > expand > > it." > > > > I did not comment out the kern.sysv.shmmax line > and > > it appears that my larger setting is sticking. Or > is > > it? What is that command to return the currrnt > values > > from the terminal? > > > > Ted > > > > --- "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org> wrote: > > > That's interesting. On my powerbook, I had to > > > comment out the sysctl -w > > > kern.sysv.shmmax line in /etc/rc. It appears > that > > > you can shrink shmmax > > > but not expand it. This meant that it would > properly > > > set it based on > > > /etc/syscttl.conf, but that (large) setting > would > > > then be over-written > > > by the subsiquent sysctl -w. > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:39:55AM -0700, > Theodore > > > Petrosky wrote: > > > > I just updated to 10.3.9 and of course the > /etc/rc > > > was > > > > dinged. I opened the /etc/rc and found a > change.. > > > > > > > > # System tuning > > > > sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=$(echo $(sysctl -n > > > > hw.physmem) '33554432 / 512 * 1024 +p'|dc) > > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf ]; then > > > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && > index($1, > > > "=")) > > > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf | > > > while > > > > read > > > > do > > > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > > > done > > > > fi > > > > > > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then > > > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && > index($1, > > > "=")) > > > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read > > > > do > > > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > > > done > > > > fi > > > > > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 > > > > > > > > It appears that apple is checking for > > > etc/sysctl.conf > > > > before setting the sysctl values. so I created > a > > > > etc/sysctl.conf with this inside: > > > > > > > > kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 > > > > kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > > > kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > > > kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > > > kern.sysv.shmall=65536 > > > > > > > > I did not alter /etc/rc. postgresql starts up > just > > > > fine. I hope this implys that the issue is > > > resolved.. > > > > > > > > Ted > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
I don't doubt that it works for some people. I also know that it doesn't work on my powerbook as of the last OS update. On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 11:42:36AM -0700, Theodore Petrosky wrote: > Jim, > > this is copied from /etc/rc... > \ > if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read > do > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > done > fi > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 > > > this is copied and pasted from my /etc/sysctl.conf: > kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 > kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > kern.sysv.shmall=65536 > > here is my responce from the terminal > > postgres$ sysctl kern.sysv.shmmax > kern.sysv.shmmax: 33554432 > > postgres$ sysctl kern.sysv.shmall > kern.sysv.shmall: 65536 > > > It looks like my settings in /etc/sysctl.conf are > sticking just fine > > > Ted > > --- "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org> wrote: > > > decibel@phonebook.1[12:31]~:1%sysctl > > kern.sysv.shmmax > > kern.sysv.shmmax: 1024000000 > > > > It wouldn't surprise me at all if there was some > > other black magic at > > work here. What I do know is that I had to comment > > out the sysctl line > > in my /etc/rc to get that value to stick. I didn't > > make notes during my > > testing (booting to single user), but if memory > > serves I was able to do > > this: > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=1024000000 #works > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=24000000 #also works > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=1024000000 #doesn't work > > > > What I do know for a fact is that after putting a > > sleep in /etc/rc after > > the sysctl's I was able to verify that my setting > > from /etc/sysctl.conf > > was being applied, but that it was then being > > over-ridden by the setting > > in /etc/rc. Unfortunately, since I only have one mac > > and it's my primary > > computer and testing this requires a number of > > reboots I'm not keen on > > spending more time experimenting with it, but if > > someone has ideas on a > > more elegant fix I'm all ears. > > > > I provided apple feedback about this, btw. Hopefully > > they'll fix it at > > some point. > > > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 07:00:57AM -0700, Theodore > > Petrosky wrote: > > > Jim, > > > > > > I didn't understand your comment > > > > > > "It appears that you can shrink shmmax but not > > expand > > > it." > > > > > > I did not comment out the kern.sysv.shmmax line > > and > > > it appears that my larger setting is sticking. Or > > is > > > it? What is that command to return the currrnt > > values > > > from the terminal? > > > > > > Ted > > > > > > --- "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org> wrote: > > > > That's interesting. On my powerbook, I had to > > > > comment out the sysctl -w > > > > kern.sysv.shmmax line in /etc/rc. It appears > > that > > > > you can shrink shmmax > > > > but not expand it. This meant that it would > > properly > > > > set it based on > > > > /etc/syscttl.conf, but that (large) setting > > would > > > > then be over-written > > > > by the subsiquent sysctl -w. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:39:55AM -0700, > > Theodore > > > > Petrosky wrote: > > > > > I just updated to 10.3.9 and of course the > > /etc/rc > > > > was > > > > > dinged. I opened the /etc/rc and found a > > change.. > > > > > > > > > > # System tuning > > > > > sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=$(echo $(sysctl -n > > > > > hw.physmem) '33554432 / 512 * 1024 +p'|dc) > > > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf ]; then > > > > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && > > index($1, > > > > "=")) > > > > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf | > > > > while > > > > > read > > > > > do > > > > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > > > > done > > > > > fi > > > > > > > > > > if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then > > > > > awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && > > index($1, > > > > "=")) > > > > > print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read > > > > > do > > > > > sysctl -w ${REPLY} > > > > > done > > > > > fi > > > > > > > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 > > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > > > > sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=1024 > > > > > > > > > > It appears that apple is checking for > > > > etc/sysctl.conf > > > > > before setting the sysctl values. so I created > > a > > > > > etc/sysctl.conf with this inside: > > > > > > > > > > kern.sysv.shmmax=33554432 > > > > > kern.sysv.shmmin=1 > > > > > kern.sysv.shmmni=32 > > > > > kern.sysv.shmseg=8 > > > > > kern.sysv.shmall=65536 > > > > > > > > > > I did not alter /etc/rc. postgresql starts up > > just > > > > > fine. I hope this implys that the issue is > > > > resolved.. > > > > > > > > > > Ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant decibel@decibel.org Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828 Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?"